The Civil War has long been described as a war pitting "brother against brother." The divided family is an enduring metaphor for the divided nation, but it also

Taylor looks behind the Civil War metaphor of "brother against brother" to the real experiences of families, particularly in border states, whose households wer

The Civil War was just days old when the first enslaved men, women, and children began fleeing their plantations to seek refuge inside the lines of the Union ar

This book explores the tensions surrounding national turmoil in family life and new divides in political life. Christensen warns that continued reliance on gove

"Household War is a collection of essays that explores the Civil War through the household. According to the editors, the household served as 'the basic buildin